Cape Verde

Last updated: 12/11/2021

Region:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Capital:

Praia

Currency:

CVE

Social Protection and Economic Data

Income Category:

Lower middle income

Data from World Bank (2021)

Population growth (%):

1.09%

Data from World Bank (2020)

Human Development Index (HDI):

0.67

Data from Human Development Report (2019)

Age dependency ratio (%):

48.96%

Data from World Bank (2021)

Population:

555 988

Data from World Bank (2020)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP):

1.7 bi

Data from World Bank (2020)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita:

3 064.27

Data from World Bank (2020)

Resources on socialprotection.org

Legal and Policy Frameworks

Legal instrument 4

Policy document 1

Programmes

Social assistance 3

Social insurance 0

Labour market 2

Social Protection Programmes

National School Food and Health Programme

Cape Verde - Government Profile

Frentes de Alta Intensidade de Mão-de-Obra (FAIMO) - High Intensity Manpower Fronts (FAIMO)

Pensão Social - Social Pension

Cape Verde - Centro Nacional de Pensões Sociais, CNPS (National Social Pension Center)

Legal and Policy Frameworks

Cabo Verde: Decreto-lei nº 33/2022 que institui o rendimento social de inclusão emergencial

2022

Africa, Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Decree-Law No. 3/2023 creating the Social Fund called “Fundo MAIS”

2023

Africa, Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Lei nº 131/V/2001 de 22/01/01, I Série nº2

2001

Africa, Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Portaria n. º9/2005, de 07/02/05

2005

Africa, Cape Verde

Estratégia de Crescimento e de Redução da Pobreza III (2012 – 2016)

2012

Africa, Cape Verde

Social Protection and Economic Data

Resources on socialprotection.org

Social Protection Programmes

Legal and Policy Frameworks

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